The George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology

Building and Library Facts/Statistics at a Glance

Architects:
Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects
Building Project
Floor Plans

Construction
Gilbane

Technology Consultants:
Shen Milsom & Wilke

Custom Woodworking
Jutras Woodworking

Shelving
Montel; Spacesaver

Move in Date:  
September 2002

Square Footage
George E. Bello Center total square footage: 72,080
Douglas and Judith Krupp Library section: 62,000

Internet Connections
Wired connections: 1,152 live data ports
Wireless connections: 1,536 (6 access points).
Bryant University has been 100% wireless since Fall 2004.

Seating

Seating - Main Level	309 seats
Heidi and Walter Stepan Grand Hall	400 lecture style; 200 dining
Classroom 101 (Multi-purpose room)	24 seats
Richard and Geraldine Capobianco Classroom (Classroom 102)	35/36 seats
Seminar Room 103	20 seats
Library Seating - Information Commons	230
Seating - Upper Level	262 seats
Conference Room 214	20 seats
C.V. Starr Financial Markets Center	26 seats
Study Rooms (13 Rooms) - Upper Level	60 seats total
Study Rooms (11)	4 seats each
Study Rooms (2)	8 seats each
General Upper Level Seating	156
Total Building Seating	571
Total Library Only Seating (library/study rooms)	446

Shelving in Linear Feet

Reference Shelving: 1,546 linear feet
Current Periodical Shelving: 770 linear feet
Compact Shelving: 6,979 linear feet
Circulating Collection Shelving: 15,756 linear feet
Staff shelving: 582 linear feet
Total linear feet library shelving: 25,633 linear feet or nearly 5 miles

LIBRARY COLLECTIONS

	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10
Circ. Books	114,531	115,172	116,359	119,339	120,211	122,330	122,295	122,778
Reserves	2,129	1,966	2,101	2,155	2,248	2,262	2,462	3,081
Current fiction	139	143	136	175	117	156	127	319
Ref. Books	10,000	10,000	13,348	13,789	13,524	12,812	12,653	12,802
Tax Aisle	762	774	800	801	784	794	781	771
Archives	1,023	1,059	1,109	1,134	1,115	1,185	1,209	1,314
Bound Periodicals	6,000 est.	6,000 est.	6,000 est.	6,000 est.	6,000 est.	6,000 est.	6,000 est.	6,000 est.
TOTAL PRINT	134,584	135,114	139,853	143,393	143,999	145,539	145,527	147,065
E-books	7,885	7,885	8,105	8,155	8,200	14,859	15,772	17,615
Print subscriptions	550	550	550	550	400	300	228	186
E-journal titles	17,000 (est.)	18,568	20,518	25,701	30,000	47,484	50,212	68,729
Microfilm Reels	14,433	14,433	14,433	14,541	14,541	14,541	14,541	14,541
AV	940	970	1,135	1,208	1,279	1,731	1,854	2,137
HELIN/InRhode	4.1 million				4.8 million			6 million

SELECTIVE STATISTICS

	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11
Gate Count*	308,515	341,449	385,943	368,408	380,197	394,737	416,867	399,415
Circulation	14,989	15,837	14,974	15,000	15,826	14,902	13,429	13,581
Books borrowed by Bryant from HELIN	2,379	2,344	2,285	2,296	3,045	3,694	5,171	4,563
Bryant Books lent to HELIN	1,810	1,821	2,116	2,294	2,942	3,378	3,479	3,514
Bryant Books lent to Brown	144	275	329	484	453	445	364	514
Books borrowed from Brown	84	70	90	101	175	160	149	269
ILL Requests (Borrow)	1,132	741	805	504	535	674	784	735
ILL Requests (Lend)	512	1,079	919	1,064	1,173	1,206	616	618
E-Reserves	22,371	14,651	13,495	14,778	20,939	23,150	21,642	25,935
Laptops Loaned	567	1,676	1,359	547	335	302	260	371
Laptops for loan	22	16	10	10	5	5	5	6

* The library's last gate count before moving to the Bello Center was 185,156.